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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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